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Shane Waldron: "The Guys Did A Great Job In The Second Half" · Seahawks Press Pass

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  Speaker 1: All right, good afternoon, get out of the fog, get
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  Speaker 1: in here. As the guy calling the place.
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  Speaker 2: What was that Monday?
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  Speaker 1: Like, I'm like, Okay, Gino's gonna work out. He's active,
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  Speaker 1: but he's psych I've seen more than we did.
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  Speaker 2: But just that process of kind of getting two.
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  Speaker 1: Quarterbacks ready to go, yeah, I think that was a
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  Speaker 1: week where it was a full process, you know, taking
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  Speaker 1: it right up to the pregame there and then going
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  Speaker 1: back to you know, the thing I love about working
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  Speaker 1: with Gino Andrew is their their similar skill sets, their
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  Speaker 1: ability to bring the offense to life with similar play styles,
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  Speaker 1: and so you know, that allowed us during the course
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  Speaker 1: of the week to prepare for the either or scenario
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  Speaker 1: there and and obviously the results came out on the
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  Speaker 1: positive side there for for Drew, especially with that amazing
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  Speaker 1: ending that he's able to put together. So it all
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  Speaker 1: worked out. It was a little different week, and you know,
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  Speaker 1: we did our best to get through it. Plan.
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  Speaker 2: I'm sorry, I was just gonna ask the game plans
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  Speaker 2: didn't have to be the two different game plans you
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  Speaker 2: had to prepare. It didn't have to be too different
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  Speaker 2: from one another.
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  Speaker 1: Correct, And again going back to you know, kind of
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  Speaker 1: the reason, like both of those guys in this offense,
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  Speaker 1: it's you know, it's Drew's ability to operate and play
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  Speaker 1: at a level, at a high level in a similar
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  Speaker 1: system and a similar uh you know, similar conceptionally to
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  Speaker 1: what Geno can do. And so it allows us to
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  Speaker 1: have that ability during the course of the week to
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  Speaker 1: game plan and keep you know, keep in mind the
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  Speaker 1: other ten guys that will be on the field every
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  Speaker 1: snap where they're not trying to say, hey, we got
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  Speaker 1: to learn two different systems going into the week, and
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  Speaker 1: they can feel comfortable and confident going into the game.
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  Speaker 2: What role, if any, did you have and then really play?
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  Speaker 2: Won't he play? Or are you just going to deal
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  Speaker 2: with whatever cards.
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  Speaker 1: They gave you on that? Yeah, I think you know,
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  Speaker 1: for me, you know, I stay away from the the
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  Speaker 1: medical part of that. So just trying to stay in
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  Speaker 1: the positive mindset, knowing that you know, Geno's mindset is
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  Speaker 1: he's going to play, you know, every chance that he
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  Speaker 1: can and push it to the limit. So he was
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  Speaker 1: in that mindset, and then for me just going out
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  Speaker 1: there and listening to his input and then you know,
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  Speaker 1: everyone coming together collectively for a decision there and and uh,
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  Speaker 1: you know, keeping the player safety in mind as the
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  Speaker 1: as the number one factor going into that. And so
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  Speaker 1: once that decision was made for me, then I'm clicked
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  Speaker 1: into okay, let's go with Drew. And and I thought
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  Speaker 1: the amazing part about that was seeing, you know, the
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  Speaker 1: true relationship that Gino and Drew have both established with
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  Speaker 1: each other with us as coaches. So you know, it's
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  Speaker 1: not not an easy thing for Gino to deal with
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  Speaker 1: knowing that, you know, his mind set on playing and
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  Speaker 1: then it's not going to work work out that way,
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  Speaker 1: but then to flip over and be supportive and helpful
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  Speaker 1: on the sideline and and Withdrew, and then you know,
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  Speaker 1: you see that genuine appreciation and uh and happiness when
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  Speaker 1: Drew's able to make the play at the end. And
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  Speaker 1: those two guys that really care about each other have
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  Speaker 1: been through a lot in competition going back a couple
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  Speaker 1: of years now, but have built a relationship that extends
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  Speaker 1: beyond just the competitive nature of the position that they're in.
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  Speaker 1: Kind of assistant coaches, well kind of an assistant coach.
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  Speaker 1: He's he's a good I mean, you know, take any
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  Speaker 1: quarterback take Gino. You know, on the sideline, he sees things.
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  Speaker 1: He's seeing things going when he's you know, getting a
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  Speaker 1: chance to step away and just watch the game happen.
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  Speaker 1: And so he's good, you know, positive reinforcement, you know,
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  Speaker 1: little tidbits here and there as he's seeing it throughout
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  Speaker 1: the game, and you know, stuff that's I think urging
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  Speaker 1: and I think from you know, from my lens, you know,
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  Speaker 1: all the input that you can get throughout the course
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  Speaker 1: of the game. The players are going to see stuff
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  Speaker 1: throughout the course of the game, and we've talked about
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  Speaker 1: that clear, open and honest communication and I want all
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  Speaker 1: that the input that they can give us, just like
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  Speaker 1: we talk as as assistant coaches throughout the course of drives.
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  Speaker 1: You know, the player import input to me is just
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  Speaker 1: as important as as the coaches input because those are
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  Speaker 1: the guys that are out there living each play down
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  Speaker 1: in and down out. And I think being able to open,
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  Speaker 1: you know, openly hear everything that's that's you know, coming
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  Speaker 1: across the airwaves from from my role and then being
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  Speaker 1: able to filter through and use what's what's what can
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  Speaker 1: best help our team. And so Gino was great with it,
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  Speaker 1: and uh, you know, I think, uh, you know, he'd
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  Speaker 1: have a great future, you know down the line, you know,
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  Speaker 1: a long time down the line, once his great career
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  Speaker 1: is over. Sorry, we saw the headset he was going.
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  Speaker 2: Was that a one way listening or was he talking
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  Speaker 2: to you between plays?
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  Speaker 1: No, that's the one way. But you know the advantage
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  Speaker 1: of being on the field get to interact with him
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  Speaker 1: right there on the sideline.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, that Rod game so effective from the offense side.
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  Speaker 1: Is it the numbering plays that or was it just
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  Speaker 1: the looks.
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  Speaker 2: That they were different?
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  Speaker 1: I think, you know, getting out there and being able
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  Speaker 1: to establish the run after a first half that was
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  Speaker 1: really disjointed by penalties. And again we've talked about it
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  Speaker 1: over and over the time that our run games at
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  Speaker 1: at its best is when we can stay efficient on
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  Speaker 1: those first and second downs, convert on some third down
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  Speaker 1: opportunities so that we can stay ahead of the chains
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  Speaker 1: and keep working the run game. And I think, you know,
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  Speaker 1: the guys did a great job in the second half,
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  Speaker 1: especially that opening drive there, of having good efficient plays.
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  Speaker 1: You know, they weren't all explosive plays, but we stayed
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  Speaker 1: away from some of the negative plays and we're able
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  Speaker 1: to get those things going. The od line, the tight ends,
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  Speaker 1: the receivers blocking down field, and then Ken in Zach
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  Speaker 1: with the you know, the the combination of those two
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  Speaker 1: guys getting to work and getting more and more touches,
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  Speaker 1: and you know Ken with the great you know, the
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  Speaker 1: touchdown run there on the short gyardage situation. So it's
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  Speaker 1: just a good, good efficient mindset by the offense right there,
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  Speaker 1: and something that we're always striving for each week.
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  Speaker 2: See, you guys hadn't racked up a ton of passing
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  Speaker 2: yards heading into that final drive and seemed to throw
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  Speaker 2: a bunch of different coverages and stuff at Drew. How'd
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  Speaker 2: you feel he kind of like managed that moment. Obviously
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  Speaker 2: the touchdown comes out of it and works in it,
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  Speaker 2: but going into that drive, the way he kind of
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  Speaker 2: was handling his personality going into it and delivering in.
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  Speaker 1: That moment, yeah, I think, you know, leading up to that,
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  Speaker 1: you know, it wasn't like we were throwing the ball
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  Speaker 1: all over the field, like you mentioned. They did a
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  Speaker 1: good job of, you know, having the good umbrellas type
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  Speaker 1: of coverage over the top of our routes. And you know,
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  Speaker 1: it was one of those games too. We're playing complimentary football.
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  Speaker 1: The defense is doing a great job there keeping us
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  Speaker 1: in the game, and we want to just keep playing
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  Speaker 1: positive football, keep playing positive football, not turn the ball over,
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  Speaker 1: run the ball efficiently, and then when it came down
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  Speaker 1: to it, you know, getting there with a chance to
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  Speaker 1: win the game at the end, once the defense makes
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  Speaker 1: that stop, then I think it just you know, we
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  Speaker 1: talk about it here, it clicks back in. You're in
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  Speaker 1: the vMac. You know, we do this walk through a
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  Speaker 1: two minute drills, you know, a couple times every single week,
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  Speaker 1: going all the way back through training camp OTAs, and
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  Speaker 1: I think Drew just did a good job of just
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  Speaker 1: clicking back in to the moment here and then executing
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  Speaker 1: every single play as they occurred, and if something you know,
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  Speaker 1: didn't play out the right way, it was right onto
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  Speaker 1: the next play. And knowing in a two minute drive,
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  Speaker 1: you know, you don't have to have every play be
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  Speaker 1: a completion. You know, time is obviously the most important thing,
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  Speaker 1: so keeping an eye on that, and you know, when
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  Speaker 1: the opportunities presented themselves, you know, he went to the
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  Speaker 1: right spot with the ball, and players made some unbelievable
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  Speaker 1: you know, individual effort plays, you know, starting with DK
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  Speaker 1: on a couple of those tremendous catches, right there and
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  Speaker 1: then obviously finishing with Jackson's touchdown in the back corner there,
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  Speaker 1: You're told.
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  Speaker 2: He reminded him right before that play, like, hey, if
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  Speaker 2: Jackson's one on one, dude, that's his second game when
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  Speaker 2: you touchdown, he's a guy you've gone too a bunch
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  Speaker 2: on third downs. What about him as a rookie makes
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  Speaker 2: everyone so.
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  Speaker 1: Cover, whether he was a play caller or the quarterback,
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  Speaker 1: just trusting him to make these big players. Yeah, I
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  Speaker 1: think that's what is with Jacks. We have total trust
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  Speaker 1: and belief that he's going to come through in any
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  Speaker 1: situation there. And I think we have a lot of
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  Speaker 1: good players. So the balls, you know, kind of spread
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  Speaker 1: out throughout the you know, the course of the game,
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  Speaker 1: whether it's DK or Tyler, the tight ends getting involved,
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  Speaker 1: the backs getting involved, and you know, when Jackson had
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  Speaker 1: his has had his opportunities. There's no moment that's too big.
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  Speaker 1: I saw a cool replay of you know him at
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  Speaker 1: Ohio State really making a similar catch and you know,
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  Speaker 1: he's been there, He's been you know, in these big
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  Speaker 1: moments before. He's been you know, a receiver that even
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  Speaker 1: going back to his high school career, that has just
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  Speaker 1: been consistently productive in all sorts of scenarios. So you know,
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  Speaker 1: our trust in him, you know, and all of our
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  Speaker 1: guys really is that the ball should go where the
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  Speaker 1: coverage dictates. And you know, in that particular instance there,
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  Speaker 1: you know, Drew did a great job with the Reid
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  Speaker 1: going where the ball should go right there and having
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  Speaker 1: total trust in Jackson to come through with the play.
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  Speaker 2: You told us, I think it was before the Dallas game,
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  Speaker 2: you and Pete both tad it pretty clear that the
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  Speaker 2: priority was going to be getting the ball out quickly
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  Speaker 2: and throwing in rhythm.
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  Speaker 1: The numbers say that Drew has continued to.
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  Speaker 2: Do that after Gino did it in the Dallas game.
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  Speaker 2: What does that look like from your in?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I think just overall, because we talked about it,
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  Speaker 1: you know, with some of the timing and rhythm in
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  Speaker 1: the past game. You know, part of it's the quarterback
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  Speaker 1: obviously has a big part in that, but it's also
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  Speaker 1: how the guys are blocking up front. It's the receivers,
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  Speaker 1: you know, being you know, where they're supposed to be
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  Speaker 1: when they're supposed to be there in the timing and rhythm,
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  Speaker 1: and I think just overall, as an offense, we've stressed it,
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  Speaker 1: try to keep working towards a more efficient goal in
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  Speaker 1: the past game. And I think just overall all all
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  Speaker 1: eleven guys that have been on the field, whether it's
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  Speaker 1: been Gino or Drew the last few weeks, we've done
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  Speaker 1: a better job of staying in rhythm and that's allowed
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  Speaker 1: us again to stay a little bit more efficient and
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  Speaker 1: staying ahead of the chains.
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  Speaker 2: Whether it's Gino behind us or behind Gino.
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  Speaker 1: What have you appreciated about your quarterbacks.
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  Speaker 2: To do to stay ready?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I think that you know, Gino was the guy
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  Speaker 1: that was around first when he was backing up Russ
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  Speaker 1: and his ability to treat every single game like he
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  Speaker 1: was the starter, even in that backup role. I think
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  Speaker 1: that's something that that Drew has also learned from and
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  Speaker 1: seeing happen and seeing take place, and and I think
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  Speaker 1: it's just it's the right way of doing it. I
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  Speaker 1: don't think it's a it's a position like it is
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  Speaker 1: a position unlike any other where you know you're the
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  Speaker 1: backup and you know most of the other guys they're
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  Speaker 1: going in and out of the game, whether you're a
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  Speaker 1: backup receiver or a backup tight end. But that backup quarterback.
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  Speaker 1: You know, you're either you know, on the bench the
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  Speaker 1: whole game, or something strange happened and all of a sudden,
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  Speaker 1: you're you're in the fire. And I think both of
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  Speaker 1: those guys, you know, Drew taking you know's lead from
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  Speaker 1: before and his mentorship in that role, you know, have
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  Speaker 1: treated that like they're the starter every week. So when
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  Speaker 1: these opportunities have taken place for them to go in
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  Speaker 1: there and be the starter, you know, they've been able
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  Speaker 1: to step up, step up, and have our offense execute
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  Speaker 1: at a high level. Thank you, good all right, thank
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  Speaker 1: you